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Hannah, Andy and I took Gunnar on a hike at the state park today. Alex had been invited to sled at a friend's house. Having been on these trails quite a few times with Laura, I decided we would be fine without a map...I knew where we were going. Well, after about 45 min we decided we'd have to double back the way we'd come. By this time Gunnar had icy paws and Hannah had had enough of hiking. Thank goodness Andy was willing to give a piggyback ride through the snow - which was quite deep in some spots!

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Snow Day! With the brunt of "The Blizzard" behind us now, the kids were eager to get out and play in the mountains of snow left behind. Gunnar was eager to join them. They kept throwing snow on him and he was loving every bit of it. I loved hearing them laugh so much as Gunnar ran circles around them and jumped and tried to "catch" their snowballs.

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I love that the kids don't mind winter like I do. They have no problem spending hours out there...digging, shoveling, sledding. Today after a fresh snowfall this morning, they both went out after school with the sleds. Alex had so much fun trying to jump his sled off the top of this hill. It's all of about 2 feet high so there wasn't much "air" to be had, but he definitely had fun trying!

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Busy day today... On the to-do list: cleaning out the chicken coop. Luckily I only had to supervise! Those third graders really did do the bulk of the work.

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Freezing cold day here today. High of 5 with a windchill of -25. Can't wait till spring...

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Catching big fat snowflakes on her tongue...taking a break from sledding today.

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Fresh fallen snow today. Not much but just enough to make it fun. My little snow angel :)

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My little shoveler. He loves being out in the snow.

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Climbing the tower. Wanted to get out & get some fresh air & exercise. Didn't realize it was about 12 degrees (with a wind chill of about 1 degree). Quick climb...short walk.